Project description DEENESFRITPL Researching and developing a low-band communication solution Many wireless communication researchers and scientists prioritise speed enhancement, overlooking the importance of efficient low-band communications. The EU-funded WILLOW project aims to address this gap by researching and developing a solution for efficient and extensive low-band communications. This advancement would greatly benefit technologies such as vehicular links, wireless cloud connectivity, and large-scale sensing operations. By guaranteeing a minimal rate and increasing viability and effectiveness, the project will enable easier innovation, development and integration of technologies that rely on numerous low rate links. Through rigorous research, the project will pave the way for improved capabilities in the field of wireless communications. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The overall objective of WILLOW is to make wireless communication a true commodity by enabling lowband communications: low-rate links for massive number of devices and ultra-reliable connectivity. This research effort is a major endeavour in the area of wireless communications, taking a different path from the mainstream research that aims at “4G, but faster”. Lowband communication is the key to enabling new applications, such as massive sensing, ultra-reliable vehicular links and wireless cloud connectivity with guaranteed minimal rate. The research in WILLOW is centred on two fundamental issues. First, it is the efficient communication with short packets, in which the data size is comparable to the size of the metadata, i.e. control information, which is not the case in broadband communication. Communication of short packets that come from a massive number of devices and/or need to meet a latency constraint requires fundamental rethinking of the packet structure and the associated communication protocols. Second is the system architecture in which graceful rate degradation, low latency and massive access can exist simultaneously with the broadband services. The principles from WILLOW will be applied to: (a) clean-slate wireless systems; (b) reengineer existing wireless systems. Option (b) is unique to lowband communication that does not require high physical-layer speed, but can reuse the physical layer of an existing system and redefine the metadata/data relationship to achieve massive/ultra-reliable communication. WILLOW carries high risk by conjecturing that it is possible to support an unprecedented number of connected devices and wireless reliability levels. Considering the timeliness and the relevance, the strong track record of the PI and the rich wireless research environment at Aalborg University, WILLOW is poised to make a breakthrough towards lowband communications and create the technology that will enable a plethora of new wireless usage modes. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network5Gnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of thingsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network4Gengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Topic(s) ERC-CoG-2014 - ERC Consolidator Grant Call for proposal ERC-2014-CoG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant Host institution AALBORG UNIVERSITET Net EU contribution € 1 994 411,25 Address FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 7K 9220 Aalborg Denmark See on map Region Danmark Nordjylland Nordjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 994 411,25 Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all AALBORG UNIVERSITET Denmark Net EU contribution € 1 994 411,25 Address FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 7K 9220 Aalborg See on map Region Danmark Nordjylland Nordjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 994 411,25
